It was once said that "He who has a why to live, can bear almost any how" I am trying to find my "why"

On Friday December 9th, 2011; I was kidnapped.

On Friday December 9th ,2011 I was kidnapped , assaulted and dumped on the highway for no apparent reason other than being a member of the No military trials for civilians group and here is my recount of what happened:

21:40 I was on my way home after meeting a friend , I was standing on the corniche road almost 300 meters away from the Alexandria Library ( Bibliotheque Alexandrina) when a small micro-bus came closer and asked about my destination , I thought it was a normal one ,so I just said where I was heading and got in.

There were two men in it other than the driver and some stuff was on the seats leaving the back seat to be the only convenient place for me to sit.

I asked how much is the fair , he replied and I paid

Then all of a sudden it took a turn at Suez Canal tunnel, claiming that there was an accident on the corniche road and a consequent traffic jam that he wanted to avoid.

One of the two guys , came back and in a moment threw himself on me ,while the other changed his place so that I got cornered at the back of the vehicle .

The one –literally- lying on me then had a knife that I noticed in one of his hands while the other was just pushing me to the side.

By then I was convinced that it is a random mugging approach , when the guy asked me my name , so I told him another name , that was when he said , No , your name is Zeyad and we know you.

Unable to move at all , the first guy started kissing my face , then started saying “you (in plural form) are the reason my brother is locked up in prison and the other guy said that we also ruined the life of his cousin as well . I asked who the “we” you are talking about and that I am in no position to lock anyone up.

The one on me , brought out his knife ,put it on my neck and said that he will slaughter me and throw my body somewhere , to which I replied that I have no problem at all getting killed on the contrary it will the perfect timing for me to die.

10. He grabbed my hair saying that I am too “pretty” to die and started harassing me in a sexual way- at this point- his position changed and I was able to start resisting him , so I started pushing him and tried to punch him , this is when the other guy became on me as well at the corner of the vehicle .

11. One of them started to get out all of my belongings while the other was grabbing my genitals so I wasn’t able to exert any movement.

12. I told him now you got everything I have , you should just let me go. He promised to let me go 4 times and changed his mind until finally both of them backed off , one of them gave me 5 pounds and the door was opened , so I jumped into the darkness outside then my bag was thrown out after me, with nothing missing but the No military trials for civilians group hotline ,which I’ve been in charge of since the group started in Alexandria few months ago.

13. In the bag there was the #NoMilTrials phone , which is worth around 50 pounds maximum , next to my blackberry, ipod , a pierre cardin silver keychain among other things that are obviously more expensive than the nomiltrials phone.

14. I was let out in a dark spot on what I later knew was the high way , where I had to run for sometime to be in a somehow lit location , so my friends who I called can come and pick me up

15. I was a mess .

Reasons I believe it wasn’t random and that it was intended from some entity to send us a message:

They knew my name

They only took the nomiltrials phone , they even left my wallet untouched, although I have no idea how did they know which device it was, as there was my phone that they didn’t take.

Over the past few days I was receiving fishy calls on the nomiltrials line , where people actually knew that I am the one in charge of it and called me by the name.

I am not the first one of the group to go through an experience like that

For over a month I have been receiving threats on the nomiltrials line that I’ve always disregarded as bullshit.

No matter what they do I am sure that we will continue our fight against injustice and will eventually win our battle against SCAF at al. We will celebrate the freedom of the unjustly detained friends , brothers and sisters ,the freedom of our country and the ownership of our destiny.

Disclaimer: the whole incidence for me is still a bit blurry so these are the important things of what I recall , if you think it is beneficial to copy , translate or share it somewhere , feel free to do it.

#DownWithTheMilitaryJunta , #NoSCAF and definitely no Military trials for civilians

Thanks Allah you are ok, but, there is something I do not understand?? is there still Military Trials?? didn’t head of SCAF, Mosheer Tantawy, ordered to transfer it all to normal trials?? as he did with Alla abdel Fattah??

Thanks Allah you are ok, but, there is something I do not understand?? is there still Military Trials?? didn’t head of SCAF, Mosheer Tantawy, ordered to transfer it all to normal trials?? as he did with Alla abdel Fattah??

Zeyad becareful and dont put yourself in danger especially in this period we are in , and you can express yourself anonymously in portests in alex or tahrir square in cairo but not personally so as not to be targeted and put yourself in danger and let me tell you that away from this many crimes and killings to people i know are happening especially with no police present so please be careful .

I’m a bit fuzzy on a couple of things. Were you looking for a ride in the first place? The way you wrote it sounds as if you were just having a conversation with a passerby… but then you willingly get in! As with another commenter, maybe you need to begin walking in groups wherever you go.

On a tangential note, with the political rise of the Brotherhood, the military is going to be the least of your worries long term. You may eventually win your struggle against the military, but it’ll just be replaced with the Brotherhood.

Egypt and much of the Middle East is becoming Islamicized – fundamentalized. The Arab Spring was a farce. It’s an Arab Fall. .

as I don’t believe they are that stupid… I’m also sorry to say that I can’t buy te story… I know I’m opening fire here but couldn’t keep the word. Let alone the bugs in teh story, from what I learnt it qualifys to be a “good and fast spreading rumor”…